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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,814 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 473 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport, where the aircraft, a Piper PA-24-250 Comanche, successfully took off after covering a distance of 234 meters, which accounted for 13% of the runway. The liftoff speed was achieved at 70 knots. At the time of takeoff, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind blowing at 2 knots from a direction of 270 degrees. This resulted in a negligible crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 2 knots.
Following the takeoff, the aircraft entered a right-hand pattern from runway 23, completing the maneuver in less than 1 nautical mile in 78 seconds. The subsequent right-hand pattern crosswind was executed in an impressive 16 seconds, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The pilot then proceeded to the pattern downwind turn, which covered a distance of 4 nautical miles at an angle of 30.4 degrees to the runway. The downwind leg itself was completed in less than 1 nautical mile in 22 seconds.
As the aircraft approached the runway, it was on a final approach to runway 05 from the southwest, heading at 46.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,004 feet above ground level and a distance of 3 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was executed on runway 05, which had a length of 1,814 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 73 knots. The touchdown distance was satisfactory at 472 meters, and the touchdown speed of 42 knots was also within acceptable limits. The touchdown rate was smooth at -111 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were identical to those at takeoff, with a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind blowing at 2 knots from a direction of 270 degrees. This resulted in a negligible crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 2 knots. The total flight distance was 10 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 7 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Piper PA-24-250 Comanche successfully landed at EGPE Inverness Airport, achieving a score of 99.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 46.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,004 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot demonstrated excellent control and precision during the final approach, ultimately landing safely on runway 05.
The runway at EGPE Inverness Airport is 1,814 meters long, providing a sufficient distance for the aircraft to touch down and come to a stop. The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 72 kt, which is a minor deviation but still within acceptable limits.
The touchdown distance of 472 meters was considered good, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent and speed. The touchdown speed of 42 kt was also within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -111 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, suggesting that the pilot had successfully managed the aircraft's energy and rate of descent.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot had successfully aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline and was able to touch down precisely on the designated touchdown zone. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a light wind of 2 kt from 270°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 kt, and the tailwind component was 2 kt, which is a relatively minor factor in this case.
Overall, the landing was a success, with the pilot demonstrating excellent control and precision throughout the approach and landing phases. The aircraft's performance was within acceptable limits, and the pilot was able to safely bring the aircraft to a stop on the runway.
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